Buried in the rocks in North Dakota lies evidence of the exact day the dinosaurs were obliterated from the planet, some 66 million years ago. That’s the claim of palaeontologist Robert DePalma and colleagues, whose work was captured by the BBC in its recent landmark documentary Dinosaurs: The Final DayContinue Reading
The crew consisting of pilot Larry Connor of the United States, commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, and mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe from Canada and Israel. Axiom Space It’s not long since billionaires were competing to get to the “edge of space”. Now, theContinue Reading
Hubble's view of Earendel. Science: NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); Image processing: NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI) The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen – Earendel, meaning morning star. Even though Earendel is 50 times the mass of the Sun, and millionsContinue Reading
Manhattan is griddy. Shutterstock The science fiction film Tron Legacy opens with voice of main character, Kevin Flynn, musing of a digital world of his creating: The Grid. The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they lookContinue Reading
The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come at a cost.Continue Reading
Idle electric vehicles could act as massive batteries for homes and the energy grid. But the technology to pull this off is tricky.Continue Reading
Green headed tanager in Ubatuba, Brazil Lars Falkdalen Lindahl, CC BY-SA 3.0., CC BY For many of us, the tropics conjure up thoughts of lush vegetation teaming with vibrant and strikingly colourful birds, insects and other creatures. It’s been a widespread belief that the tropical regions of the world areContinue Reading
sdecoret/Shutterstock Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much more than just a buzzword nowadays. It powers facial recognition in smartphones and computers, translation between foreign languages, systems which filter spam emails and identify toxic content on social media, and can even detect cancerous tumours. These examples, along with countless other existing andContinue Reading
Monika Wisniewska/shutterstock Do you love giving your cat or dog an extra treat to nibble on? As much as they seem to enjoy it, it isn’t always the healthiest move. Just like humans, pets can suffer from weight issues. And it’s becoming a growing problem, with more chubby companion animalsContinue Reading
Agave Photo Studio Agave Photo Studio/Shutterstock Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy and relaxation, it is also legal to prescribe or take in several countries. But how does using theContinue Reading
